'Grumpy' Gunston reaches 300 as a revered Hawk

'Grumpy' Gunston reaches 300 as a revered Hawk

Jack Gunston is not a big fan of media appearances, so his Hawthorn colleagues had a surprise for his pre-300th game press conference.

'Grumpy' Gunston given surprise by Hawks ahead of 300th game

Jack Gunston was given a surprise by the Hawks as he looked ahead to his 300th game

‘Grumpy’ Gunston reaches 300 as a revered Hawk

More than one of Jack Gunston’s teammates wondered if he’d turn around and walk out because of their media conference surprise. Given Gunston is not a big fan of media interviews, naturally his AFL teammates, coaches and Hawks football department staff piled into the club lecture theatre on Tuesday morning for his pre-300th game appearance. They held up Gunston masks and roared their glee when he walked in and the trap was sprung. “I love it – J…